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THE HUTTONS
Missionaries to Mongolia
Dear Pastor, friends and family,
The year 2006 was a whirlwind of activity:
First, in Learning:
This may be the first time in my ministry (over 20 years) that I
understand fully the relationship between surrender, commitment
and faith. All three must work hand in hand. We can sometimes be
surrendered but not be totally committed. We can surrender and be
committed but not really live by faith--we try to do it ourselves.
A person must know that they are doing what God wants them to do
(surrender), be willing to do the job even if that means sacrifice
in various forms (commitment) and trust that God will provide and,
in our case, that God's people will catch our vision for Mongolia
and allow God to provide through them (faith on all parts).
When you are dependent upon monthly support and love offerings to
meet the most basic of needs, all three (surrender, commitment,
faith) can be tested. God has been so good to us as He has met and
meets our every need. We can sing with the Psalmist "I will sing
of the mercies of the Lord for ever: with my mouth will I make known
thy faithfulness to all generations" (Psa. 89:1), or proclaim as
Paul did in I Corinthians that "God is Faithful".
Second, In Activity
During the second half of 2006 we were able to be in several
churches to present our call and burden for Mongolia. God blessed
with over 10 saved and many coming to the alter for various
reasons. One special service saw over 30 people at the alter want
to "make a difference" (Jude 22)
In May I had the opportunity to travel to Tanzania and in August
Marilyn and I were in Mongolia. When not on the road we all stay
busy at our home church. I help out with the sound system, teach a
class or help make hospital calls. A big part of my time is spent
trying to contact churches for upcoming meetings. Marilyn stays busy
singing and helping with the women in RU (Reformers Unanimous). If
you're not familiar with this program you should check it out.
Tiffani is very active in the youth department plus helps in Awana
and Caraway (Jr. Church). She is going into the second half of her
sophmore year at Massillon Christian School which really keeps her
busy.
We look to 2007 with great anticipation. I still have many dates yet
to fill, but once again God is faithful. There are several churches that
said they would contact us the first of the year to schedule meetings.
We also have a couple of churches that have told us that they are taking
us on for support the first of the year (Praise the Lord!). If you have
a date available and would like for us to come and present our field,
please let me know. You can check out our web site for more details and
if you would like to have one of our DVD's, please email me.
PRAYER REQUEST: I have been asked to go to Mongolia in July
and stay for a month or more to hold meetings and speak for a couple of
weeks at one of the Universities. You are not allowed to "teach"
religion but you can give the differences between Buddhism and true
Christianity. Presently, I do not have the finances to do this. In order
for me to take advantage of this opportunity I am going to need around
$2,500.00. Please pray with us that God will provide and that the doors
will remain open.
We trust that you have a blessed and fruitful 2007.
Yours for Mongolia,
Bob and Marilyn Hutton
phone: 330-936-5208
I should mention that in December we had a family photo taken. In the
back from left to right is Tiffani, our middle daughter Tara, our
son-in-law Brad Carpenter who is married to our oldest daughter Trisha.
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